Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.6095 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.6095 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 0.6936 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2925 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Norway 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2925 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.4383 LPIA | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5433 LPIA | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5464 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.552 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5536 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5626 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5672 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.572 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5826 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6403 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6366 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6439 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6136 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6167 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6198 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6936 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6292 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6694 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6642 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6095 LPIA | -8.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6095 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6095 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +49.8% | 0.2925 LPIA | 0.4383 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2925 LPIA | 0.2925 LPIA | 0.2925 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4383 LPIA | 0.4383 LPIA | 0.4383 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5542 LPIA | 0.5433 LPIA | 0.5672 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6248 LPIA | 0.572 LPIA | 0.6936 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6477 LPIA | 0.6095 LPIA | 0.6694 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway was 0.6095 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6936 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2925 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release